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1 Armistice, the Paris Peace Conference & the Treaty of Versailles
World War I Armistice, the Paris Peace Conference & the Treaty of Versailles

2 …on the way to armistice
Woodrow Wilson’s “Fourteen Points” January 8, 1918; Woodrow Wilson to the U.S. Congress – proposed a 14-point program for world peace… …later taken as the basis for peace negotiations at the end of the war.

3 …on the way to armistice
Woodrow Wilson’s “Fourteen Points” Free trade, open agreements, democracy & self determination (and a diplomatic end to the war!)

4 Allied Armistice with germany
Germany Falls Apart By September 1918, situation for Germany is “hopeless” – sets armistice in motion… Hundred Days Offensive, Desertion, Civilian Strikes, Mutiny, German Revolution…

5 Armistice Day – Veteran’s Day
Allied Armistice with germany Armistice of Compiègne Russia (December 1917) Bulgaria (September 1918) Ottomans (October 1918) Austria-Hungary (November 1918) Germany – November 11, 1918 Armistice Day – Veteran’s Day Armistice: “A termination of hostilities as a prelude to peace negotiations”

6 American approach vs. European approach
Paris peace conference Negotiations to End the War “Meeting of the Allied victors at the end of WWI to set the peace terms for the Central Powers following the armistices of 1918.” …diplomats from more than 32 countries! Major decisions: Creation of the League of Nations Five peace treaties with Central Powers Awarding of German and Ottoman colonies to Great Britain and France Reparations imposed on Germany Drawing of new national boundaries (self-determination) Big Four American approach vs. European approach

7 Treaty of Versailles Formal Peace With Germany
One of the five peace treaties at the Paris Peace Conference to end WWI… “Formally ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers!” (signed on June 28, 1919!) Main Provisions: Article 231 – “War Guilt Clause” German reparations for Allied damages (132 billion Marks) German de-militarization Alsace and Lorain returned to France (1871) Eastern Germany given to a new Polish state

8 Old Empires collapse, new nations emerge!
Legacy of WWI New Countries and Old Ones… Old Empires collapse, new nations emerge!

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